The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10


lies into trouble sometimes"
Owen Shannon of ST. Louis has
challenged the world to horshshoe
making match for $500 side, The
man making 100 shoes first to take the
money Three blacksmiths have al
ready accepted the challenge,
Frank Z, Ross of San Rafael, Cal,
is a pretty fast typesetter for boy of
II. He recently set 1000 ems OF solid
BREWER in five minutes less than four
hours. Out there 600 ems an hour is
regarded as good work for a man
The health of Secretary Lamont's
father, which has been much enfee-
bled by his age, has again taken more
favorable turn, and is now strong
enough to admit of the Secretary's
return to his accustomed duties.
The farmers of the United States
have sold and delivered a greater per-
centage of wheat from the present
crop during the six months ending
January l, 1887, than they have done
since they sold the wheat crop of 1882.
Servant girl to mistress-There is
gentleman at the door
Mistress-Did he give you his name2
"No, he gave me kiss"
"Oh, that's my brother Tom. Let
him in"
Judge Gray of White county, Ark,
was putting on his wedding clothes
the other day preparatory to marry
ing Miss Mamie Patty when he COM
planned Of pain in his right arm,
called for water and then almost inn
mediately died.
Out of about 100 democratic news
papers in the state of Tennessee, nine
or ten, we believe, have Joined the
American is condemning Gov Taylor
and his administration. The over
whelming majority are supporting
Bob.-Nashpdie Banner.
Anarchists Braunschweig and
Schenck, just released from nine
months imprisonment at Blackwell's
Island, addressed mass meeting Of.
sympathizers at Clarendon Hall.
Their speeches were brimfulo Of incen-
diary remarks,
Husband "It is kind of you to re-
member me on birthday, but l had
concluded to stop smoking on the
score OF economy
Wife ooh, these are not expensive
my dear. l bought them at seventy
five cents hundred
Iramp-"Say. Sis, is your pop edi-
tor of the Bugtown ClarionY"
sis-"That's what they call him in
these parts"
Tramp-"WelI, ies' ask him if he
don't want to hire an experienced
man jest OF New York daily to swear
to the circulation. y
N. 0. Shelnutt, Of jackson county,
Ca, was hanged twice by a mob in
January last and still lives to tell the
tale. He says that it is great mis-
take to think that death by hanging
is painful. "There is no pain about
it," he says, "and man can die mighty
easy"
Representative Martin, of Louisiana
whose term expires with this Con.
gress, will be an applicant for the new
pension agency to be established at
New Orleans. He is an influential
Creole and afliliates with the Eustis
wing of the Louisiana Democracy.
Mrs. Cleveland's noon receptions at
the White House have been great
success. They have been we'll attend
ed, and have been remarkable for the
brilliancy Of their conversation. Men
and women are often witty at noon
who are quite dull at midnight.
Joseph 0'Brien of Cleveland says
that he once examined a swallows
nest, in which were two young birds.
Around the leg OF one Of them horse
hair had been closely wound. Mr..
OBrien removed the hair and found
that the leg had been broken. He
thinhs that this was a genuine case of
bird surgery
When farmer of Washington
county, ILL.,, the other day went into a
smoke house which had not been OPEN
ed for six months, he was surprised to
find about fifteen bushels of wheat
piled in one corner II had been
brought there by rats from the bin of
a neighboring farmer, whose wheat
was fifteen bushels short.
Mrs Matthews, The Chicago tailor
who is trying to introduce knee
breeches for evening dress in the Ven
ice of the west, has another claim to
notOriety. He made the suit Roscoe
Conkling which the later wore when
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